Official "Ultraman Leo" thread

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Starting Leo on Amazon. Cool I didn't know Katsura from Terror of Mechagodzilla was in this show apparently. Gotta say this is probably one of the best openings in the Ultra series thus far. I mean is this the first two part opening in the franchise? The stakes are relatively high and the destruction sequences are rather impressive.
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Oh I didn't know that was Katsura! Fair warning first four episodes are good but it might get formulaic for a bit. Plus this Dan might not be too endearing.

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Tyrant_Lizard_King wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 11:15 pm Starting Leo on Amazon. Cool I didn't know Katsura from Terror of Mechagodzilla was in this show apparently. Gotta say this is probably one of the best openings in the Ultra series thus far. I mean is this the first two part opening in the franchise? The stakes are relatively high and the destruction sequences are rather impressive.
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I notice that despite having an attack team they don't really do much. They just kind exist so far to fill the cliche. Plus I can tell the Leo getting defeated, training for a new technique, and winning the second round formula might get a bit stale after awhile.
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They will eventually get over the 'learn a new attack' thing. I do appreciate that the early format does make fighting monsters look really really hard. Apparently this show did really poorly in initial ratings, like the lowest for any Ultra show, so they re-tooled it some.

Shocking to me was learning Return of Ultraman was sort of peetering out at the start and when they did a little less human focused drama did it pick up. A drag since I liked a lot of Return's earlier episodes.

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I’m on my third disc of Ultraman Leo after getting it earlier than expected from Best Buy and I’m really enjoying it so far.

It definitely feels like a follow-up to Seven, not just because Dan is back but because of its sense of tone and the way it’s executed. The art direction and effects work do feel incredibly jank at times, but they’re both easy to overlook thanks to the overall atmosphere. Hell the horror-based episodes are unironically fun to watch in spite of how chintzy the monster suits look.

Also, Toru’s the best kid character in 70s Ultra. No contest.
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Although I wont have my set until next week (Thanks Amazon! :mad: ) I've seen the 2 part opening before and was quite impressed. I appreciate a more serious take on Ultraman, although we know Leo doesn't get too serious. Apparently the shift in tone from Taro to Leo wasn't well received with kids in Japan at the time. however I've never been of that mindset, even as a kid. I looked up to heroes (both in comics and in Japanese sci-fi), who are adults, and never had an issue of having "nobody to identify with". Even as a small child myself, in cartoons when a child character was forcefully inserted I hated it. It's the same with characters like X-men, Spider-man etc... I know they started out as teens in the 60's, but when i was reading the comics in the early 80'sm they were all adults, so whenever Marvel or DC turns back the clocks, and reverts a heroes age, I just stop watching/reading.
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So as I've been watching more of Leo I've noticed that screen shake more. Is that just a style choice for this series? I've noticed it now on Episode 3 a lot, episode 4 and Episode 5. Going to watch episode 6 and 7 tonight
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Just picked up the BR. I only ever watched this twice fully through, and I'm fairly sure both of those times were without subs so I was just in the dark about what was really going on. First two episodes are as good as I remember, but the series is already started to crawl for me. IIRC, everything is the same for the next dozen or so episodes. Monster shows up. Leo unable to defeat. Undergoes some ridiculous, Jigsaw-esque "training" and then defeats said monster. I remember some episodes being pretty good, but thus far, Leo remains as much of a "blah" series as I remember it being.

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So I finally got my BRD and started watching it. I may be remembering incorrectly, but I thought Leo was the first ultra series to have an end credits sequence? If so, I wonder why it's not on this set?

*edit* ok Wow! I just watched episode #3. They definitely wanted to separate themselves from Taro in terms of tone didn't they? A father and his two young kids are singing a silly song (that was sung in Taro coincidentally), then he is brutally cut in half by an alien in front of the kids, then the same thing happens later to one of the MAC team members!

I can honestly say, I didn't see that coming. :shock:
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Finished the first disc. I am liking the series so far. My only complaint is the fights are way too short. ( he has 20 less seconds than other Ultras to maintain his giant form). But the many multipart episodes I guess make up for it.

They don't shy away from death and consequences. I see why many people would think Dan/Seven is a jerk in this series, but the culture and period have to be taken into consideration. Still...this show would be complete nightmare fuel for anyone who thinks *toxic masculinity* is an issue :lol:
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About half way through the series and I honestly forgot the series got better as it moved away from the asinine training stuff the first part did. Satan Beetle and Gamelot episodes are probably my favorite thus far.
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Interesting... starting with episode 16, there are 4 episodes based on iconic horror characters.

16. Ghosts
17. Werewolf
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19. Gilman/Merman
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After watching the first disc, whenever I start watching a new episode the first thing that comes to my mind is "Wonder how Ultraseven is gonna be an asshole to Gen in this episode?" XD
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Yeah I get the training thing does get pretty tired after a while. On the one hand it makes fighting monsters look a lot harder. Other hand kinda tiring. Maybe cut it out sooner but it can pop in every once in a while? I mean I guess one other nice thing about it is it kinda cuts back on 'a new power!' to win the day.

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Finished disc three last night the first two discs where a slog but I'm starting to get into the series now. I think my favorite episode so far is the one about the alien that falls to Earth. It was a charming well done episode. I also really like "The Werewolf's Bride" episode probably because I'm a huge fan of werewolf movies.
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Just started disc 5 (Episode 34), although I am enjoyed the overall tone of Leo mor ethen taro, the monsters themselves are kind of lackluster. Until Now....Ashuran is a pretty cool design with the front/back different aspects of the monster. We get a guest appearance by Go/Jack (Someone asked earlier if the subs would be fixed, I guess on Toku it called him "Returns Ultraman" or something like that), but they do indeed refer to him as Jack, but they incorrectly call him the 5th Ultraman Brother (I'm pretty sure he is the 4th).

Also I feel so foolish :oops: . I have two books (one of them for almost 30 years), that pretty comprehensively cover the Ultraman series and it is only NOW after watching this episode, that I know where Sevenger (who was given a supporting role recently in Ultraman Z) comes from... I guess spiritually speaking, he really is Dan's 4th capsule monster, although they instead call it a Poke' "Monster Ball" ;)


Looks like the next few episodes have some more cameos from other Ultra's, looking forward to it.
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Hm they shouldn't calling him Ultraman Jack though in the subtitles. For like 15 years he was just New Ultraman or Ultraman II. Which is kind of weird and clunky. I guess it was more of a practical translation.

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Not the first time English subtitles have opted for a more recent trademarked name over a more accurate translation.
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